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HASAKAH – Militants of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group in the city of Shaddadi south of Hasakah have transferred most of their family members to Deir ez-Zor province in eastern Syria, local sources reported on Monday.

Dozens of private cars have left Shaddadi city carrying families of ISIS members. Most of the cars have reportedly headed to al-Mayadeen city in Deir ez-Zor province, eyewitnesses told ARA News.

This comes amid a dramatic progress by the Kurdish-Arab alliance of the SDF in Hasakah province.

Over the past two weeks, the SDF, backed by the U.S.-led coalition’s air cover, has expelled ISIS from more than 200 villages and towns in Hasakah, including the strategic town of al-Hawl on the border with Iraq.

The SDF leadership has announced its intention to liberate Shaddadi city in the coming days.

Shaddadi is considered the last major stronghold for the ISIS radical group in Hasakah province.